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Rowland Merrill 1890–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1890

Birth Location: Wakefield, Middlesex Co, MA

Death Date: 4 May 1945

Death Location: Englewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: Charles Merrill

Mother: Emma Abbott

Spouse(s): Dorothy Dillavou

Children(s): Charles Merrill, Patricia Merrill, Ellen Wells, William Merrill

The story of Rowland Merrill began in 1890 in Wakefield, Middlesex Co, MA. In 1935, Rowland Merrill resided in Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota. In 1940, Rowland Merrill resided in Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA. Rowland Merrill married Dorothy Irene Dillavou, and had children including Beverly A Merrill, Charles James Merrill, Ellen Jane Wells, Patricia Irene Merrill, William Rowland Merrill. Rowland Merrill passed away in 1945 in Englewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rowland Merrill began in 1890 in Wakefield, Middlesex Co, MA.
  • In 1935, Rowland Merrill resided in Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota.
  • In 1940, Rowland Merrill resided in Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA.
  • Rowland Merrill married Dorothy Irene Dillavou, and had children including Beverly A Merrill, Charles James Merrill, Ellen Jane Wells, Patricia Irene Merrill, William Rowland Merrill.
  • Rowland Merrill passed away in 1945 in Englewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Rowland Merrill's Ancestors

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Rowland Merrill
1890–1945
Birth Place: Wakefield, Middlesex Co, MA
Parents
Charles Stoddard Merrill
1853–1903
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Emma (Jane) Abbott
1856–1903
Limington, York, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rowland Merrill's Descendants

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Rowland Merrill (24 Jun 1890–4 May 1945) m. Dorothy (Irene) Dillavou (21 June 1904–22 Oct 1970)
  1. 1. Charles (James) Merrill 1928–1996 m. Jane (LaRue) Brown 1934–2012
  2. 2. Patricia (Irene) Merrill 1927–1956
  3. 3. Ellen (Jane) Wells 1930–2004
  4. 4. William (Rowland) Merrill 1934–1945

Rowland Merrill's Timeline

5 Records

1890
24 Jun 1890
Birth of Rowland Merrill in Wakefield, Middlesex Co, MA
Wakefield, Middlesex Co, MA
1935
1935
Age 45
Rowland Merrill resided here in Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota
Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota
1940
1940
Age 50
Rowland Merrill resided here in Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
1945
04 May 1945
Age 55
Death of Rowland Merrill in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA (VA Hospital)
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA (VA Hospital)
1945
4 May 1945
Age 55
Death of Rowland Merrill in Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, United States of America
Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1890
    Event Place: Wakefield, Middlesex Co, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03860; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 41-28
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03860; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 41-28

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 4 Range 2, Lawrence, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03860; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 41-28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 May 1945
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA (VA Hospital)
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1945
    Event Place: Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Englewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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